In this sorrowful world, depression resides within the souls of everyone, be it infants or the elderly. Although they may try to hide it, even the best and most sophisticated of our kind still have worries and doubts. Within this bleak civilization there is Akira Hajime, a 15-year-old who has become overwhelmed by the pressures of this world and it pushes him to the point of no return.
“Why does he look so depressed?”
“I heard that he has anger issues”
“Maybe we should stay away from him”
These comments, although they may not seem too harsh, they all had a lasting effect on Akira, and this is what lead to his demise...
After his death, he mysteriously woke up in a new world, in this world there are new species and mysteries that are waiting to be uncovered. Everyone in this world has magical powers but only certain people can harness and control these abilities, they are known as Raiders (レイダー), and they protect the people of this world.
There are mysterious structures, known as towers, that are overrun with demons and creatures that normal people could never fathom, these towers (タワー) are dungeons in disguise, that if left unchecked could have the potential to destroy entire nations. The first tower that was ever created was left for so long that when it was finally discovered it was deemed to have had enough power to destroy the entire world, but luckily it was suppressed in time by the government, and it is now being kept under close surveillance to stop a worldwide calamity from ever occurring. However, they merely suppressed it, so even to this day its power is still increasing.
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Not many people know about what happened on that day because of the government's secrecy. But ever since the first tower appeared, these tower-like dungeons have been materializing around the world with no one seeing an end to them. The only people who have the power to combat the towers are the raiders.
Raiders (レイダー) are extraordinary humans who have been granted the ability to harness the powers that reside inside of them, their powers vary depending on the class and rank given to them. These abilities can be powerful but in the wrong hands, they could be used for evil. When you first become a raider, you are given the appointed title and you are permitted to enter the towers. The main protagonist Akira is unwilling to accept his appointed position but is on the path to becoming one of the greatest Raiders known in existence.
The first people that ever-set foot in one of these towers feared it as if it was hell itself:
"What is this place?!"
"Each floor is harder than the last!"
"How many floors are there?!"
"Wait, are those - DEMONS?!?"
People's powers are usually awakened by the age of 16, these people are prompted to attend a special school that is specifically designed to improve and increase the limits of their abilities. Akira, who now attends this school, is completely unaware of why he's been reincarnated into this world or even what his powers are. Well that is just for now at least because as time passes, he begins to understand more about what his powers are and why he was brought to this world.
This is no ordinary world; you could easily end up dead or even succeed in what you were trying to achieve. This is what it all comes down to, it's about life or death without knowing what might become of you...